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Yes. It’s hard to have empathy and not be. As we grow up and become aware of our world, there’s too much shit going on everywhere to truly be happy anymore eve
by Razengan 6y ago
Yes. It’s hard to have empathy and not be.
As we grow up and become aware of our world, there’s too much shit going on everywhere to truly be happy anymore even if my own life was perfect, and there’s little good to look forward to.
At best we can hope for everything to keep shambling on and not collapse catastrophically. And the worst part? Even if everything did collapse it would be hard to feel sorry for us..
I daresay that never being depressed would be the odd behavior for a sane individual.
- s5300 6y agoYeah, this is honestly the most logical and rational conclusion I've come to myself. Once you're fully aware of the state of things... shit's hard. I'm almost envious of clinical psychopaths in this age.
- JSavageOne 6y agoI used to be bothered by all that's wrong in this world, but as I've gotten older I've slowly learned to accept that which I cannot change, because otherwise I'd just be perpetually pissed off and it's impossible to be happy.
- cutitout 6y agoI simply cannot see the value in happiness for the sake of happiness. As long as there are people being murdered and tortured, I will not ever feel deeply happy -- so? I still won't shift the goal posts just to feel "happy". I can't change the world just by myself, but I can make it so I would have deserved to live in a better one, and that to me implies not accepting or normalizing the state of things, however painful that may be.